Stuck on Hemp

In honor of National Hemp Day, Cannabis Science and Technology has compiled a hemp-themed round up of Kim Anzarut's Stuck on Compliance blog:

The Evolution of Hemp Regulations: Challenges and Opportunities Under the 2024 Farm Bill

Here, Kim discusses the recent release of the Senate’s draft for the 2024 Farm Bill. The legislation has caused some disruption in the industry over how the bill would require hemp crops to be cultivated and processed since it would set limits “total tetrahydrocannabinol” (THC) in hemp rather than just delta-9 THC (1).

Interstate Commerce in the Hemp and THC Cannabis Industry

Interstate commerce is a crucial aspect of the modern economy, allowing goods and services to move across state lines, fostering economic growth, and enabling businesses to reach wider markets. In the context of the hemp and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabis industries, interstate commerce presents unique challenges and opportunities, shaped by a complex web of federal and state regulations. This blog explores how the hemp industry handles interstate commerce from a compliance perspective and speculates on what the landscape might look like if THC cannabis becomes federally legal and interstate commerce is permitted (2).

A Guide to Preparing for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Hemp Regulatory Inspection

In July 2024, it was announced that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) would begin regulating Safe Harbor hemp firms due to revised hemp regulations (see Colorado’s New Hemp Regulations: Safe Harbor Registrants below). Kim tackles these new regulations and helps offer readers a way to prepare for compliance inspections, as this may be a regulation that could be implemented in other states (3).

Organic Certification for the Hemp Industry

The National Organic Program (NOP) began requiring all companies that were importing organic products to additionally have an Organic Certification to be able to label these products and sell them in the United States. Here, Kim lays out the steps to obtaining an Organic Certification so that companies are still able to provide their products to consumers (4).

Colorado’s New Hemp Regulations: Safe Harbor Registrants

In a big move for Colorado, towards the end of 2023, the state approved a new set of hemp regulations that includes tighter restrictions over hemp-derived cannabinoids, which were met with both pushback and acceptance from the industry. Kim delves into Safe Harbor registrants, third-party current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) audit requirements, intoxicating cannabinoid export allowances, and intoxicating and non-intoxicating products being made under the same manufacturing facility (5).

References

1. Anzarut, K. The evolution of hemp regulations: Challenges and opportunities under the 2024 farm bill https://www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/the-evolution-of-hemp-regulations-challenges-and-opportunities-under-the-2024-farm-bill (accessed Feb 3, 2025).
2. Anzarut, K. Interstate commerce in the hemp and THC cannabis industry https://www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/interstate-commerce-in-the-hemp-and-thc-cannabis-industry (accessed Feb 3, 2025).
3. Anzarut, K. A guide to preparing for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Hemp Regulatory Inspection https://www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/a-guide-to-preparing-for-cdphe-s-hemp-regulatory-inspection (accessed Feb 3, 2025).
4. Anzarut, K. Organic certification for the Hemp Industry https://www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/organic-certification-for-the-hemp-industry (accessed Feb 3, 2025).
5. Anzarut, K. Colorado’s new hemp regulations: Safe harbor registrants https://www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/colorado-s-new-hemp-regulations-safe-harbor-registrants (accessed Feb 3, 2025).